ĭeal Lake covers 158 acres (64 ha) and is overseen by the Deal Lake Commission, which was established in 1974. Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Cold Indian Spring Lake, Colonial Terrace, Deal Lake, Deal Park, Dogs Corners, Edgemere, Elberon Park, Green Grove, Indian Springs, Oakhurst Manor, Poplar, Shadow Lawn Manor, Wayside, Wertheins Corner, West Allenhurst and West Deal. Oakhurst (2010 Census population of 3,995 ) and Wanamassa (2010 population 4,532 ) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within Ocean Township. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 10.99 square miles (28.47 km 2), including 10.87 square miles (28.15 km 2) of land and 0.13 square miles (0.32 km 2) of water (1.14%).

The township derives its name from its original seaside location. Portions of the township have been taken to form Long Branch (April 11, 1867), Eatontown (April 4, 1873), Asbury Park (March 26, 1874), Neptune Township (February 26, 1879), Sea Bright (March 21, 1889), Allenhurst (April 26, 1897), Deal (March 7, 1898), Monmouth Beach (March 9, 1906), Interlaken (March 11, 1922), and Loch Arbour (April 23, 1957). The township was created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1849, from portions of Shrewsbury Township, at which time the newly formed township stretched from the Shrewsbury River to the southern tip of Avon-by-the-Sea. Īs of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 27,672, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 381 (+1.4%) from the 27,291 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn had reflected an increase of 332 (+1.2%) from the 26,959 counted at the 2000 census. Small portions have Allenhurst (07711), Deal (07723) and Long Branch (07740) ZIP codes. The township is divided into two ZIP codes, 07755 (Oakhurst) and 07712 (Wanamassa and Wayside).

Ocean Township has no central downtown and consists of three main unincorporated communities: Oakhurst, Wanamassa, and Wayside. The township is a bedroom suburb of New York City. Ocean Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore in east central Monmouth County, within the U.S.

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